Sunday, June 10, 2012

It is that
time of year with school ending and with 3 of my children in elementary school
and 1 in preschool, I like to give the teachers, assistants, bus driver, office
workers a little something as a thank you for the great year with my children.
This year, I decided to make these darling post-it note holders and personalize
them. They are so simple to make and take almost no time putting together. Here
is how to make these darling gifts.

Pull out
that crimper you haven’t used in a while that has been sitting in the back of
your drawer and crimp the scored end about 3-4 turns.

For the
personalized part, punch out a scalloped circle in white, punch out a 1 3/8”
circle of coordinating cardstock, and punch out a 1 ¼” circle of white.

Ink up your
stamp and stamp your letter on the small white circle.

Adhere the
circles together with adhesive and place pop dots under the colored cardstock
between the circles and the scallop circle to add dimension.

On the
scalloped circle, I used a needle or paper piercer to pierce holes in each of
the scallops for a little more added interest. Adhere the scalloped circle on
to the front of the holder in the corner.

Separate your
post-it notes into ¼ to 1/3 of a stack and place inside the holder.

On the
crimped side of the holder, use 10”-12” of ribbon and tie a knot. Trim off the
ends.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

I made these pretty little albums for the children's teachers this year. The largest one is a 6x6 and the smaller one is 4x4. I put the school year on both so the teacher's could put their little students pictures in them. Luckily for the smaller one, I had the class pictures to put into them. I had helped punch out pictures several times this year. Under each picture, I put the child's first name. For the larger one, I didn't have any pictures but I put a note to the teacher with what to do. I also told her if she didn't have the pictures, she could use it how ever she wished. They both loved them!! I am so glad too!